The Laken Riley Act is the first significant piece of immigration enforcement legislation to be enacted since the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). The new Act, signed by President Trump within ten days of assuming office for his second term, sends a clear and unequivocal […]
Paul Davis: Trump’s DHS says criminals are not welcome in the United States
No one, despite their view of President Trump, can call him “Sleepy Don,” considering how much he has done in his first month in office. Although I was not an early supporter of Donald Trump, I’ve come to agree with most of his policies, especially those policies that deal with […]
Paul Davis: U.S. military help guard the southern border
As a proud veteran and retired Defense Department (DOD) civilian employee, I’m pleased to see the American military deployed on the southern border. For the last four years, the porous border has allowed the illegal entry of so many drug traffickers, criminals and terrorists that it has become a serious […]
Christine Flowers: Nuance on immigration falls by the wayside in current debate
I was just at a round table where we discussed, in the most civilized manner possible, the immigration controversy. Everyone in the conversation liked and respected each other, and listened to the opinions, sometimes quite diverse, from those at the other end of the philosophical spectrum. Some were focused on […]
Delco DA Stollsteimer won’t help enforce immigration law on ‘peaceful’ illegal aliens
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer portrays himself as a law-and-order Democrat. But there are some laws — America’s laws against illegal immigration, for example — he refuses to enforce. “I am directing that CID (Criminal Investigation Division) staff are not to work with immigration officials to target for enforcement […]
Pennsylvania ACLU pushes schools to block immigration enforcement
(The Center Square) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania is asking school leaders in the state to resist federal immigration enforcement agency actions on school grounds after the Trump administration rescinded guidance preventing enforcement efforts near schools. While President Donald Trump’s directives would allow ICE agents to enter […]